3. the old radar range!

15. My gradma was using one until a few years ago

My uncle suggested that it might be leaking radiation so she replaced it. I don't know if it was really a hazard or not. My grandmother tends to never replace things that she bought in the 60's and 70's though.

20. I have a stainless steel Amana Radar Range that was in the house 19 yrs ago when I bought the house.

I don't know how long it had been here before then. I do know they'd bought a new a/c and done some minor remodeling in about 1984. I guess there's a date on the appliance somewhere...label or model #. I've never looked.

It's still going strong!

I've window shopped for new microwaves occasionally, expecting mine to go kaflooey any time. But it hasn't.

7. 18 years and counting.

8. Mine is only about 15 years old but people always comment about it. It is

kind of small and built a little like an igloo without the front crawl in part of the igloo and it is cobalt blue. Actually it is just not square, more curved edges. First people ask me what it is and then they are really impressed with it. It wasn't that expensive.

It doesn't cook real fast but hey, it doesn't take up much room and I still like the way it looks and so what it is takes a minute longer.

9. Bought ours in 1988.

I've had to replace a relay and a couple wire connectors. we had it on layaway at the time and when we paid it off they brought out the next largest model. It's big enough so that I once defrosted a 20-lb turkey in it with room to spare. I'll use it until it finally dies.

11. What possessed you to heat up your fireworks in it?

12. I don't remember what we were cooking, but the magnetron went APE SHIT!

I grabbed the power cord and yanked it out but the fucker still kept shooting sparks into the innards. It took about an hour for it to cool down. I'll NEVER, I mean NEVER, set a microwave to come on at a future time. The things fucking freak me out.

24. my 84 monte w. blew a fuse!

it has been working for almost 30 years and then one day it would not power up! Usually when electronics have no power the first place to look is the fuse! So I took the cover off of this beast and found the fuse, which was so old and burnt I couldn't see inside the glass, but a quick test was to wrap some aluminum foil around it and put it back in to see if it is a fuse related issue (which 95% of the time it is!) Sure enough she was back in business and I replaced the fuse and closed her up! This is a micro that was built right! it is so sturdy and solid compared to the microwaves of today! I can see this thing lasting another 30 years!